Mr Godwin Akwaji, Coordinator, Anchor Borrowers Scheme, Cross River, says the Bank of Agriculture (BOA) has verified 5,473 rice farmers for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) sponsored programme
Akwaji who is also the Special Adviser to the Governor on Revenue Generation, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Sunday.

A total of 4,305 farmers in Sokoto are to benefit from the the 2016/2017 Anchor Borrowers Wheat Farming Programme in which Central Bank of Nigeria( CBN) and the State Government have committed over N1.

The Farmers Empowerment Association, a coalition of FCT Farmers Cooperative Societies has commended President Buhari’s administration for shortlisting FCT as one of the benefiting states of the Anchor Borrow’s Programme.

Cassia tora or Senna tora, also known as ‘Tafasa’ in Hausa language, is gradually evolving from a mere weed in bushes and farmlands, to an export commodity in the North, particularly in Katsina State, Daily Trust has learned.